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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto psychologist convicted of tax evasionA federal jury has convicted a Palo Alto psychologist of five counts of tax evasion and one count of theft of government...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2014Last comment by One of Many, on Jul 19, 2014 at 8:24 pm | 7 comments | 12033 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Burglars strike jewelry store, take $50K in gold, silverThree people took an estimated $50,000 in gold and silver from a downtown Palo Alto jewelry store in a brazen smash-and-grab...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2021Last comment by A Person, on Nov 26, 2021 at 8:03 am | 10 comments | 12033 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Design contest set to kick off for Palo Alto's new bike bridgePalo Alto officials agree that the city's new bike bridge over Highway 101 should be a "landmark" structure that showcases...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2014Last comment by resident, on Dec 11, 2014 at 5:19 pm | 59 comments | 12029 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
To sleep, perchance to dream of changeThe Palo Alto Weekly article (Jan. 9) on the sleep assembly at Gunn High School continued a lively discussion on how we can...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2015Last comment by Parent, on Jan 23, 2015 at 1:59 pm | 57 comments | 12029 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto settles suit after allegations of excessive forcePalo Alto will pay $250,000 to settle its lawsuit with a Los Altos Hills resident who claimed he was unfairly arrested, subjected...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2016Last comment by Palo alto native, on Feb 23, 2016 at 12:40 pm | 11 comments | 12028 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Saving Buena VistaThe legal, financial and political obstacles to saving 117 units of low-income housing at the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2015Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Feb 13, 2015 at 3:12 pm | 108 comments | 12027 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to accessory dwelling units to address affordability crisisEncouraged by the recent proliferation of accessory dwelling units in neighborhoods, the city is now exploring incentives...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2021Last comment by C, on Jul 16, 2021 at 11:52 pm | 9 comments | 12025 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Proposed growth to strain Stanford's traffic-fighting effortA new report for Stanford's general-use permit application shows the university's expansion will create "significant and...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2017Last comment by Anonymous, on Oct 24, 2017 at 4:24 pm | 23 comments | 12024 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest Opinion: Why next year's city budget will break your heartBecause of the pandemic, the city of Palo Alto will see sales and hotel taxes go down by tens of millions of dollars next...
Original post made on May. 1, 2020Last comment by Online Name, on May 24, 2020 at 3:11 pm | 71 comments | 12021 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
pervert arrested near Seale ParkThis story was widely reported yesterday, but the PA Weekly is surprisingly silent. The perp is Clark Duncan McElfresh and...
Original post made by parent on Jul. 10, 2013Last comment by bicycles races, on Jul 12, 2013 at 1:38 am | 2 comments | 12021 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council candidates make their pitchesA new senior center in south Palo Alto. A completely redeveloped Buena Vista Mobile Home Park. Also, more action, better...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2016Last comment by Mr Nice Guy, on Sep 26, 2016 at 9:29 pm | 80 comments | 12018 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford, PAMF penalized over patient safetyStanford Health Care and Palo Alto Medical Foundation's Menlo Park Surgical Hospital will see their Medicare reimbursements...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2015Last comment by Been There Twice, on Dec 18, 2015 at 10:55 pm | 7 comments | 12018 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
In Santa Clara County sheriff's race, Jensen gains the most monetary contributionsWhen it comes to campaign war chests, Santa Clara County sheriff candidate Kevin Jensen is outrunning the pack fivefold,...
Original post made on May. 11, 2022Last comment by felix, on May 11, 2022 at 5:42 pm | 1 comment | 12017 Views
AROUND TOWN
New Palo Alto homes give snapshot of sellers' marketThe average number of days that a Palo Alto house stayed on the market during the first half of 2013 was 20 days. A condo...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2013Last comment by Longtime Paly resident, on Jul 27, 2013 at 5:50 pm | 27 comments | 12017 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto teacher pleads no contest to sexual battery of studentA former Palo Alto High School science teacher arrested last summer for committing sex crimes against a minor on campus has...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2017Last comment by Adult with perspective, on Mar 21, 2017 at 4:58 pm | 11 comments | 12016 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto Tap Room wins 2016 Chili Cook OffThe Palo Alto Tap Room, a new beer-centric restaurant from the owner of Palo Alto Brewing Company, took home the top prize...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2016Last comment by Seriously?, on Jul 8, 2016 at 8:48 pm | 5 comments | 12016 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
In the shadow of deportationThe rumors of ICE deportations - and how quickly they spread - point to a population of immigrants who are not only afraid...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2017Last comment by resident, on Apr 23, 2017 at 9:36 pm | 57 comments | 12015 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why is Ground Water Pumping Still Allowed in Palo Alto?Last night I was walking my dog and saw a new house being built in the 2100 block of Cowper in OId Palo Alto. The site was...
Original post made by Bill Glazier on Apr. 9, 2015Last comment by Paly Grad, on Aug 1, 2015 at 3:37 pm | 146 comments | 12010 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest Opinion: How to help those in crisisThe communities of Palo Alto and Woodside have lost two young people in the past few days to suicide. As we grieve, it is...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2014Last comment by wrong, on Oct 18, 2014 at 2:27 pm | 1 comment | 12009 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Eshoo opens inquiry into Silicon Valley toxic cleanupU.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, has opened an inquiry with the Environmental Protection Agency into shortfalls in the...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2014Last comment by lmftfy, on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:41 pm | 14 comments | 12007 Views
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